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Help with misfires please
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<blockquote data-quote="Ridgerunner665" data-source="post: 1002370" data-attributes="member: 12660"><p>I had an ordeal with misfires in a rifle I had a while back...chased my tail for a while but finally figured it out...it was my sizing die, when set per the instructions it was sizing the case too much and causing a little too much head space...when the firing pin hit the round it pushed it forward without setting off the primer.</p><p></p><p>Most rounds would fire just fine...but every now and then one wouldn't...it bugged the hell out of me, I had a lot of time and money in that rifle, which was otherwise perfect in every way.</p><p></p><p>Took it to a gunsmith who figured out what was causing it...bought a new set of dies and it never misfired again...I could have just screwed the sizing die out a little which would have fixed it too, but I wanted that Redding National Match die set anyway.</p><p></p><p>Have you checked the head space of both your loaded rounds and the chamber?</p><p></p><p>Primers are duds sometimes...but if you get more than 1 or 2 per range session...I'd look into other things too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ridgerunner665, post: 1002370, member: 12660"] I had an ordeal with misfires in a rifle I had a while back...chased my tail for a while but finally figured it out...it was my sizing die, when set per the instructions it was sizing the case too much and causing a little too much head space...when the firing pin hit the round it pushed it forward without setting off the primer. Most rounds would fire just fine...but every now and then one wouldn't...it bugged the hell out of me, I had a lot of time and money in that rifle, which was otherwise perfect in every way. Took it to a gunsmith who figured out what was causing it...bought a new set of dies and it never misfired again...I could have just screwed the sizing die out a little which would have fixed it too, but I wanted that Redding National Match die set anyway. Have you checked the head space of both your loaded rounds and the chamber? Primers are duds sometimes...but if you get more than 1 or 2 per range session...I'd look into other things too. [/QUOTE]
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